I have come to know the treasure of you
With a depth and clarity profound
There is little that can be spoken
Yet I know what I have found
Inside the walls where flowers bloom
You came to meet me there
I was frightened by the presence of you
Golden light playing in your hair
As the garden walls encompassed us
You reached out to take my hand
I didn’t understand the depth of you
I had been long in wasted lands
In this place where spirit opens us
You saw me with my shield
Instead of throwing down my sword
I cut deeply to be healed
In your wound I found myself
In your tears I cleansed my soul
In the pain that I gave to you
I found the courage to be whole
Now I know the treasure of you
My heart can love again
It is from this place of opening
I reach out a trembling hand
Reaching out to touch your hair
It no longer shines with gold
I see your feet upon the earth
The plain truth of what you hold
My shield I leave outside the gate
You stand there sword unsheathed
In this place where spirit opens us
My pain is now released
Russell Makoto